Learn how to ask "Where is the bathroom?
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In this lesson, we'll cover an extremely important phrase, "Where is the bathroom?" |
| In Dutch, "Where is the bathroom?" is Waar is het toilet? |
| Waar is het toilet? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Waar is het toi-let? |
| Now let's hear it again: Waar is het toilet? |
| Let's look at the components. |
| The first two words, waar i,s mean, "where is." |
| Let's break them down and hear them one more time. |
| Waar is. |
| Waar is. |
| This is followed by het toilet. |
| Let's break these words down as well. |
| Het toi-let. |
| Het toilet. |
| So to recap, we have Waar is het toilet? This literally means, "Where is the toilet?" |
| We can make this phrase more formal by adding, "Excuse me," which in Dutch is Pardon. |
| Pardon. |
| let's break it down: Par-don. |
| So the whole phrase is: Pardon, waar is het toilet? |
| In the Netherlands, there are a reasonable amount of public toilets. |
| They are usually in very good shape but not always free. Look for the signs that say WC, pronounced [we-ce] or [toilet]. You can also try using the toilet in a café or a restaurant, but if you are not a customer, you will sometimes have to pay for it. |
| When you finally get to the bathroom, there may be one last problem: How to know which bathroom is for men, and which is for women. We usually have signs on the bathroom door. For women, this could be a figure of a girl or a circle. |
| They may also use the word Dames, meaning, "Ladies." For men, you might find a figure of a boy or an inverted triangle. |
| They can also use the word Heren, which is Dutch for "Gentleman." |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch. |
| "Where is the bathroom?" - Waar is het toilet? |
| Waar is het toilet? |
| Waar is het toilet? |
| "Excuse me, where is the bathroom?" - Pardon, waar is het toilet? |
| Pardon, waar is het toilet? |
| Pardon, waar is het toilet? |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens! |
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